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Ghana FA to hold urgent meeting to discuss raid

Association calls government raid "an affront to the rule of law"

Anti-graft agency raids Ghana FA offices

Ghana's anti-graft agency on Tuesday raided the country's Football Association (GFA) headquarters as part of its investigation into alleged corruption at the FA, officials said

Hassan and Gedo out of CAF award

Egyptian duo Ahmed Hassan and Mohamed Nagy ‘Gedo’ are out of CAF’s five-man shortlist for the Player of the Year award

Disappointed Desailly loses interest in Ghana post

France's Ghanaian-born World Cup winning defender Marcel Desailly told AFP on Monday he was no longer interested in taking over as coach of World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana

Nigeria targets Arsenal’s Aneke

Nigeria's newly appointed coach Samson Siasia is set to scan Europe to find players with Nigerian origins and convince them to join the Super Eagles

Kenyan coach Mulee resigns after CECAFA exit

Kenyan coach Jacob Mulee quit his job shortly after his side's 2-0 defeat to arch-rivals Uganda

El Badry appointed Al-Merreikh coach

Former Ahly coach Hossam El Badry has been officially named new coach of Sudanese giants Al-Merreikh

Odemwingie’s double downs Newcastle

West Bromwich Albion maintained their impressive rise up the Premier League table as Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie scored twice in a 3-1 win over Newcastle on Sunday.

Sfaxien in talks with Benzarti after CAF Cup loss

Tunisian team Sfaxien is in talks with former Esperance coach Faouzi Benzarti to replace Pierre Lechantre starting January after the team’s defeat in the Confederation Cup final on Saturday.

Boateng on target as Milan cruise past Brescia

AC Milan went three points clear at the top of Serie A after cruising to a 3-0 win over lowly Brescia at the San Siro on Saturday with all of their goals coming in the first half

Moroccan club minnows FUS capture African Cup

FUS Rabat became the second Moroccan winners of the African Confederation Cup after a shock 3-2 victory at CS Sfaxien of Tunisia Saturday

Drogba scores but Chelsea held at home

Everton striker Jermaine Beckford's late equaliser piled on the misery for Chelsea as the champions dropped to third in the Premier League after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Saturday

CAF lists countries allowed two clubs in Cups

The Confederation of African Football released Saturday a list of countries allowed two entries in 2011 African Champions League and African Confederation Cup club competitions

FUS Rabat promises players big prizes for CAF Cup title

Moroccan team FUS Rabat is offering each player 100,000 Dirhams (almost $12,000) to beat Tunisian Sfaxien on Saturday and snatch the CAF Cup title.

Nigeria backs Siasia as new football coach

The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Aminu Maigari, on Wednesday backed Samson Siasia to become the coach of the country's national Super Eagles team

Court rules Soccer City should revert to old name

The stadium famously known as Soccer City for the 2010 World Cup must now revert to its original name, a South African court ruled Wednesday.

Hayatou denies corruption claims

African Football Confederation (CAF) chairman Issa Hayatou on Tuesday rejected claims made in a British television documentary that he received secret payments from bankrupt marketing firm ISL.

Desailly on shortlist for Ghana coach job

Former France World Cup winner Marcel Desailly is among the candidates to become new Ghana coach, the Black Stars said on their website (www.ghanafa.org) on Monday

Papers accuse 3 FIFA WCup voters over payment list

Two European newspapers say they have obtained a document naming three FIFA executive committee members who allegedly received secret payments from world football’s former marketing agency

CAF final away draw sparks optimism in Tunisia

Optimism ignites in Tunis as Sfaxien draw in first leg of Confederation Cup final against Moroccan side Fath Union Sport de Rabat

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